Up2Us New Member Orientation

1. Up2Us New Member Orientation Up2Us Advances Sports as a Solution for the Critical Challenges Facing the Youth of America Today WELCOME!

2. •How we started • Where we are • How we do it • Up2Us Services • Building a Workforce • Coach Across America • AmeriCorps*VISTA • Job & Volunteer Database • Research & Best Practices • Program Evaluation • Research & Reports • Networking and Events • National Summit • Regional Initiative • Publications and Curricula • Building Your Capacity • Training Opportunities • Video/Training Platform • Discounted Insurance • Bulk Purchasing Discounts • What’s to Come • Online Product Exchange Overview

3. 2008: Formed by a small group of grassroots programs like yours • 2009-2010: Nationwide SBYD Tour of 12 cities in 16 months • Today: 500 members in 50 states serving 25 million youth • The end result: a coalition that is FOR SBYD PRACTITIONERS, BY SBYD PRACTITIONERS Up2Us Beginnings

4. Where are Up2Us members?

5. We share a common purpose… Delivery of social impact through sports But have a different strategy… Strengthen SBYD programs And accomplish it by… Building the Workforce Research & Program Best Practices Networking and Events Publications and Curricula Building Your Capacity How We Do It

6. CAA coaches are highly trained, highly-subsidized AmeriCorps members. • Adaptability for all program models/calendars • Up2Us members request coaches in November • Grant announcements made in early June • Coaches begin as early as September Building the Workforce

7. VISTAs work full-time for a full year to build capacity through: • Fundraising & Development • Volunteerism • Marketing & Communications • Evaluation & Outcomes Assessment • Up2Us pays a significant portion of each VISTAs’ living allowance Be on the lookout in the next month for the RFP for 2012-2012 VISTAs Building the Workforce

8. Volunteer & Job Opportunity Postings • Use your unique username and password to log-in to the Member Database, which includes a volunteer and job database • Post volunteer and job opportunities that the public-at-large can see • Search prospective volunteers in the database • Track volunteers’ hours and trainings right there in the database Up2Us has the only sport-specific volunteer portal, so you know your volunteers are looking to SERVE THROUGH SPORTS! Building the Workforce

9. Program Evaluation • Quality Assessment Tool • Self-assessment tool tailored for different types of SBYD programs • Indicates which parts of the program are working and which parts could use improvement • Recommends trainings and solutions to address those improvements • Consultation and advice for programs looking to begin program evaluation Research & Best Practices

10. Reports & Research on Sports and SBYD The Up2Us Center for SBYD publishes reports and factsheets which can help your program make the case to funders, donors, media, etc.: • Athletics Fees and Budget Cuts: Going, Going, Gone.  The Decline of Youth Sports • Get Set to Make the Case: Presenting Sports as an Agent for Social Change • How Professional Sports Teams Can Invest in Community Programming • Sports and Afterschool Hours • Sports and Obesity Prevention • Sports and Drug Prevention • Sports and Crime Prevention • AND MORE! Research & Best Practices

11. Up2Us National Summit 2011 Program Highlights Included: • Federal Policy Roundtable featuring • DOI, DOE, CNCS, PCFSN • Meetings with Congress Members • Coach of the Year Reception Featuring Tony Hawk • Panels on Local Advocacy Solutions Transportation, Space, Health, Education, Juvenile Justice, Service Coach of the Year Winners with Paul Caccamo and Tony Hawk Networking and Events

12. Regional Events • 6 Regional Coordinators in 2011-2012 in NYC, Boston, Chicago, Flint, Denver, LA • Close support from Up2Us HQ through Regional Coordinators • Events throughout the year to meet and learn from other leaders in the field: • Trainings • Workshops • Networking Events Networking and Events

13. New Member Welcome Package • Introduction to our services and other resources • Monthly Member Newsletter • Published first or second week of each month • Updates on services and goings-on in the network • Exclusively for members • Service-Learning Curriculum • Leave Your Mark • Provides step-by-step instructions for coaches to encourage sports teams to help their communities through service Publications and Curricula

14. Training Up2Us provides training in: • Fundamentals of Sports Based Youth Development • Creating a SBYD Environment • Positive Coaching Techniques • Service Learning with Sports Teams • Cooperative Games • Behavioral Management- Prevention and Intervention • Conflict Resolution Through Sports • Coaching Instruction- Working with Different Abilities • Incorporating Nutrition Education into Sports Practices • Evaluating SBYD Programs • Creating Sports Practices that Promote MVPA • Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility through Sport • Volunteer Recruitment and Management Professional Development Training Through our partner, NHSA, we receive access to thousands of online Professional Development Trainings at a discounted rate Discounted courses: http://NationalAssembly.cequick.com Bulk enrollment: 800-729-9198 x266 Building Your Capacity

15. Video and Training Platform • Our newest offering- an online platform that can host your • Up2Us uses the platform to train our CAA coaches and track their progress • $25 one-time fee per video hung on Litmos platform and $5 per active user per month Training on a case-by-case basis Contact Rena at rdeitz@up2us.org for more information Building Your Capacity

16. Discounted Insurance Services • Access to advice/consultation from a sports nonprofit insurance expert • Access to cost-effective resources and policies, including: • General risk management tools • Professional Liability • Property Insurance • General Liability • Background Checks • Worker’s Comp and Disability (coming soon!) Insurance Contact: Mike Wagener- mwagener@insurancemgt.com Building Your Capacity

17. Bulk Purchasing Discounts • Leverage the power of almost $20 billion in purchasing to get steep discounts • Access to vendors like Staples, FedEx, Xerox, Pitney Bowes, CDW, and more at discounts of up to 70% Portal: http://up2us.purchasingpoint.org Invitation Code: up2usmember

18. Online Product Exchange • Allows you to input a “donation wish-list” • Allows donors to input equipment that they are willing to donate • Exchange will act as a go-between to more efficiently provide donated equipment to your programs • Coming in Spring 2012! What’s to Come

19. LINKS • Volunteer Database • http://up2us.civicore.com/organizations/index.cfm?fuseaction=MyAccount.Login&req=fuseaction%3DMyAccount.Main%2527&CFID=6803546&CFTOKEN=95349613 • Coach Across America • http://www.up2us.org/index.php?page=coach-across-america • Center for SBYD (Research & Reports) • http://www.up2us.org/index.php?page=sports-based-youth-development Contact Information • Rena Deitz, Membership Associate: rdeitz@up2us.org • Alysse Engleman, Chicago Regional Coordinator: aengleman@up2us.org • Collin Meadow, NYC Regional Coordinator: cmeadow@up2us.org • Jacob Toups, LA Regional Coordinator: jtoups@up2us.org • Nikki Pond, Denver Regional Coordinator: npond@up2us.org Important Information

20. "Your involvement helped to impress upon kids and families not only the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, but also that being active and eating right can be fun and enjoyable as well.” -Rep. Mike McIntyre, NC Any Questions?